Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-05-26
ALL OVER THE PENINSULA
FIGHT oUIPRLFs WHIPPED AT
NEW CASTLE SATURDAY,.
Delaware Internal revenue Distrfct
Merged Into ihs EaryIn District
Collector Fnusey to Re Retired.

A dispatch from Washington on Satur-
day evening says: The President issued
an order to-day changing and eonsolidat-
ing number Of the Internal revenue dis
tricts throughout the country. Among
the changes is the consolidation of the
district of Delaware with headquarters
in this city. John W. oausey, collector,
with the district of Maryland.
Under this order of reorganization the
following districts will be abolished and
the collectors thereof retired from the
service: District of Nevada, District of
Rhode Island, Second district Of Illinois,
Fourth district Of Illinois, Eleventh dis
trict of Indiana, Fourth district of Iowa,
District of Delaware, Tenth district of
Massachusetts, District Of Mississippi,
Fourth district Of Missouri, District OF
Maine, District of Vermont, Third dis
trict of New Jersey, Fifteenth district Of
New York, Sixth district Of North Caro-
lima, Sixth district of Ohio, Nineteenth
district of Pennsylvania, Twenty second
i..;;sssiot of Poems y}gania, FIRST district OF
Tex,s, Fourth district Of Virginia, Issirss
district of Wisconsin, Sixth district of
Wiscsh.in, in all % districts.
Commissioner Miller says that the now
arrangement of the districts will not, in
any manner interfere with She conve-
nience of the taxpayers, and win save to
the government more than $100, 900 ON
nually. Il is said to be the intention to
require such collectors as are now ocou-
pying rented offices to remove to the gov
ernment buildings in all cases where it ia
practicable, and it is also probable that
other changes will be made which will
insure still greater economy and efficiency
in the management of this branch of tho
government service. The order Of con-
solidation was carefully considered and
was agreed upon by the President, the
Secretary of the Treasury, and the com
missioner of internal revenue.
Commissioner Miller is quoted as say
ing: "The changes were made upon q
practical business basis. Under the old
Republican regime there was constant
effort to increase the number of office
holders to make places for workers. Pre-
sident Arthur was criticised by many of
the machine Republicans for breaking
this rule when he reduced the number OF
internal revenue collectors from over 100
to 49,"
Collector Oausey and his subordinates
had no intimation that such action was
CbubluoIhhlOA htlA iuoLd WAS u
great deal of surprise expressed in politi-
cal circles Monday morning.
There is some speculation as to the cor
rectness of the information contained in
the dispatch, but its authenticity is from
such source as to leave no possible room
for doubt. 1t is also known that IL any
changes were to made during the year
they would be effected at this time. Tho
departmental estimates for the ensuing
year are now being made up.
Just what effect the consolidation of
the two districts will have upon the Off
cials here can not yet be determined.
The business of this district last year
was over $244 200, which figures give an
idea of the transactions Of the Office here.
There can scarcely be any reduction in
the number of employees, as only a suffi-
cient number are at present employed to
promptly discharge the duties of tho
office, which, owing to the fact that so
much money is handled for which the
most accurats accounting is demanded,
makes the work of most responsible
nature and more or less complicated.
The collector Of Baltimore, however,
being the responsible head of the office,
may make an entire change in the clerical
force, but such a step is scarcely antici-
pAted